Hettinger County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Hettinger County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hettinger County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hettinger County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Hettinger County leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Hettinger County runs about 33 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Hettinger County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hettinger County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Hettinger County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hettinger County, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hettinger County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hettinger County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 70% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Adams County, ND R+62
- Stark County, ND R+53
- Slope County, ND R+74
- Grant County, ND R+71
- Bowman County, ND R+65
- Billings County, ND R+67
- Perkins County, SD R+68
- Dunn County, ND R+53
- Mercer County, ND R+65
- Golden Valley County, ND R+69
Counties with Similar Populations
- Harmon County, OK R+53
- Wayne County, UT R+64
- Elk County, KS R+68
- Potter County, SD R+62
- Rich County, UT R+66
- Niobrara County, WY R+90
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
- Kiowa County, KS R+71
- Frontier County, NE R+74
- Schleicher County, TX R+44
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Dakota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.